Japan fell behind European nations in a ranking of the best places to do business compiled by Bloomberg, underscoring the need for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to take bolder steps to reduce regulation and attract companies. As Abe heads to Davos to explain his government’s economic and diplomatic policies to investors and world leaders, Japan

Canada’s oil-producing provinces have been ranked among the world’s top economic performers in a newly released think-tank report. Each year, the Conference Board of Canada ranks 16 of the world’s richest countries in terms of economic performance, based on factors such as growth and employment rates. This year, however, the Canadian think-tank not only analyzed